Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1755

Sylvia stiffened, hurriedly rolling over to turn her back to him in a clear refusal to communicate. Steve immediately pressed his warm body against her, wrapping his arms around her waist from behind. He was a grown man, yet he buried his face in the crook of her neck, whining without a shred of dignity.

"Help me out, please? Ms. Moore. My lovely Sylvia..." He peppered absentminded kisses across her bare shoulder, his tone utterly pitiful. "I am begging you. I am going to die from this ache."

Sylvia lifted a hand and covered her eyes in near-collapse. She realized she had absolutely no defense against Steve's relentless, soft-spoken badgering. The man was like a piece of sticky candy. Once he attached himself, there was no shaking him off. Worse, he knew exactly how to poke at all her weak spots.

"We are not even an official couple yet..." She took a deep breath, trying to claw back her last shred of reason. "I do not want to..."

Before she could finish, Steve raised a hand and gently pressed his thumb against her lips, silencing the rest of her sentence. "You like it, and I like it. That is enough." His tone turned uncharacteristically serious. "We only live for a few short decades. Why must we restrain ourselves at every turn?" He gently rolled her onto her back and pressed a tender kiss to her forehead. "Every once in a while, you should just follow your heart and let go. Toss out all those messy worries. Let us just enjoy the moment, enjoy each other, and live freely for once. Hmm?"

That night was destined to be anything but peaceful. For Sylvia, it was a wild carnival that shattered every rule she had ever lived by. She was tossed and turned until she felt like her bones might fall apart, but for once, she was exhausted enough to cast aside all her stress and fall into a deep, dreamless sleep. The next morning, usually a stickler for punctuality, she barely managed to wake up, arriving at the office right on the dot for the first time in her life.

And once that door was opened, their relationship became like a runaway horse, impossible to rein back in. Steve, having tasted the sweetness, found endless ways to tease Sylvia every single night. Then, using all sorts of high-sounding excuses, he would naturally devour her whole. Sylvia evolved from half-hearted resistance at the start to gradually developing a taste for it herself, growing entirely accustomed to his touch. Just like that, the two became a fiery pair. By day, they were strictly professional business partners. By night, they were intimately tangled lovers.